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Scale of Election Fees and Expenditure

Meeting: 06/03/2019 - Audit & Governance Committee (Item 17)

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Report from the Director of Law and Governance and Monitoring Officer.

 

Each year the Council needs to set a scale of election fees and expenditure for the holding of elections of county councillors.  This Committee is responsible for approving the “scale of fees”, which is considered last in March 2018, approving the scale of fees which would apply in 2018/19.

 

In accordance with the Council’s practice, a review has been undertaken in consultation with the City and District Councils of Oxfordshire, who assist in the running of County Council elections and by-elections.  The Districts are generally mindful of the County Council’s scale of fees, when setting their own fees for local elections.  Therefore, the Scale of Fees aim to provide a framework, and to steer an even course between the individual requirements of all the districts within the County.

 

The proposed scale of fees and expenditure is included as an Annex to this report.  The Committee is requested to approve the proposed Scale of Fees to apply from the start of the financial year 2019/20.

 

The Committee is RECOMMENDED to approve the Scale of Expenditure for the financial year 2019/2020, as shown in Annex A to this report, for the election of County Councillors and any other local referendums.

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Decision:

Recommendation agreed.

Minutes:

Glenn Watson introduced the report and the following were his responses to Members’ questions:

 

·         There is a requirement to review annually.  The fees are mostly unchanged – those that have changed are for the most weighty roles.

·         Over the years it has become more difficult to find people for the election roles but the various authorities in the county help each other out and maintain lists of reliable people to call on.

·         The fee structure can play a part in people’s decision on which authority to work for.

·         The income is taxable.

 

RESOLVED: to approve the Scale of Expenditure for the financial year 2019/2020, as shown in Annex A to this report, for the election of County Councillors and any other local referendums.